Chair: Parthenopi Ralli rallip@agro.auth.gr   

Country	Name	Organization	Contact Details	Expertise	Remarks
Albania	Mr Adriatik Çakalli	Insitute of Plant Genetic Resources. Agricultural University of Tirana Rr. Siri Kodra  Tirane Albania	Tel: (355-42) 30324 Fax: (355-43) 62419 adcakli13@gmail.com	Crop specialist
Armenia	Mr Andreas Melikyan Observer	Plant Growing Department Armenian Agriculture Academy 74 Teryan st. 375009 Yerevan Armenia	Tel: (374-2) 581532 Fax: (374-1) 560711 a_melikyan@yahoo.com
Austria	Mr Paul Freudenthaler	Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) Department for Plant Genetic Resources Wieningerstrasse 8 4020 Linz Austria	Tel: (43) 50 555 41200 Fax: (43) 50 555 41119 paul.freudenthaler@ages.at	Policy and law,, Genebank Curator,, Information/Documentation, In
Austria	Mr Wolfgang Kainz	Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) Dept for Plant Genetic Resources Wieningerstrasse 8Wieningerstrasse 8 4020 Linz Austria	Tel: (43) 50555 41231 Fax: (43) 50555 41139 wolfgang.kainz@ages.at	Genebank curator, Information/documentation
Azerbaijan	Ms Vusala Izzatullayeva Observer	Genetic Resources Institute 155, Azadlig ave. AZ1106 Baku Azerbaijan	Tel: (994) 50 3559639 Fax: (994) 12 4499221 vusalam_genetic@mail.ru	Genebank Curator, Crop specialist
Belarus	Mr Stanislau Grib	Research and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Arable Farming Timiryazev str. 1 222160 Zhodino, Minsk region Belarus	Tel: (375) 177545574 Fax: (375) 177540096 belgenbank@mail.ru	Policy and law
Belarus	Ms Nadzeya Lis	Research and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Arable Farming Timiryazev str. 1 222160 Zhodino Belarus	Tel: (375) 292306112 Fax: (375) 177527066 belgenbank@mail.ru	Information/Documentation
Belarus	Mr Dmitryj Lushinskij	Research and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Arable Farming Timiryazev str. 1 222160 Zhodino Belarus	Tel: (375) 29 6172414 Fax: (375) 177537066 belgenbank@mail.ru	Genebank curator, Plant breeder
Belarus	Ms Svetlana Melentjeva	Republic Unitary Enterprise "Research Scientific Station of Sugar Beet" Ozernaya str. 1  Nesvizh Belarus	Tel: (375) 29 7083399 Fax: (375) 177537066 belgenbank@mail.ru	Crop specialist, Plant breeder
Belarus	Ms Anna Vasko	Belarus Research Institute of Vegetable Crops 220013 v. Samohvalovicshy, Minsk region Belarus	Tel: (375) 175066108 vaskoan@mail.ru	Genebank curator, Plant breeder
Cyprus	Mr Angelos Kyratzis	Agricultural Research Institute Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment P.O. Box 22016 1516 Lefkosia Cyprus	Tel: (357) 22 403131 Fax: (357) 22 316770 akyratzis@ari.moa.gov.cy	Genebank curator
Czech Republic	Ms Petra Hlásná-Čepková	Crop Research Institute, Gene Bank Drnovská 509 163 06 Prague Czech Republic	Tel: (420) 233022316 hlasna@vurv.cz	Genebank Curator
Denmark	Mr Gert Bundgaard Poulsen (DK)	Danish Seedsavers Madvigs Alle 5, 3th DK1829 Denmark	Tel: (45) 3324 4220 ngbgpo@gmail.com
France	Mr Bruno Desprez Contact person	Florimond Desprez Créations Variétales B.P. 41 59242 Cappelle-en-Pévèle France	Tel: (33) (0) 320849490 Fax: (33) (0) 320596601 bruno.desprez@florimond-desprez.fr	Plant breeder
Germany	Ms Ulrike Lohwasser Contact person	Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Corrensstr. 3 06466 Seeland OT Gatersleben Germany	Tel: (49) 39482 5282 Fax: (49) 39482 5155 lohwasse@ipk-gatersleben.de	Genebank curator
Greece	Ms Parthenopi Ralli Chair Contact person	Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DEMETER, Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources Thessaloniki-Polygyrou National RoadPO Box 60458 57001 Thermi-Thessaloniki Greece	Tel: (30) 2310471110 Fax: (30) 2310473024 rallip@agro.auth.gr	Crop specialist, Information/Documentation, Genebank Curator
Hungary	Mr Lajos Horváth	National Centre for Biodiversity and Gene Conservation Külsömezö 15 H-2766 Tápiószele Hungary	Tel: (36) 53 380070/071 Fax: (36) 53 380072 horvath.lajos@nbgk.hu	Genebank Curator
Hungary	Mr Lajos Horváth, Jr	National Centre for Biodiversity and Gene Conservation Külsőmező 15 H-2799 Tápiószele Hungary	Tel: (36) 53380070 Fax: (36) 53380072 ifj.horvath.lajos@nbgk.hu	Information/Documentation
Ireland	Mr Dermot Grogan	Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine AES Division Davis Street  Tipperary Ireland	Tel: (353) 86 6064147 dermot.grogan@agriculture.gov.ie	Crop specialist
Israel	Mr Tzion Fahima Observer	Institute of Evolution Faculty of Science and Science Education University of Haifa Mt. Carmel 31905 Haifa Israel	Tel: (972) 4 8240784 Fax: (972) 4 8288602 fahima@research.haifa.ac.il	Crop specialist
Italy	Mr Piergiorgio Stevanato	DAFNAE Department Viale Universita 16 35020 Legnaro (PD) Italy	Tel: (39) 049 8272938 Fax: (39) 049 8272929 stevanato@unipd.it	Crop specialist
Lithuania	Mr Bronislovas Gelvonauskis	Plant Gene Bank Stoties str. 2, Akademija 58343 Akademija, Kedainiai district Lithuania	Tel: (370) 347 37289 Fax: (370) 347 37002 bronislovas.gelvonauskis@amvmt.lt
Poland	Ms Kamilla Kuzdowicz	Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute National Research Institute, Division in Bydgoszcz Al. Powstancow Wlkp. 10Powstancow Wielkopolskich 10 85 090 Bydgoszcz Poland	Tel: (48) 52 5816939 Fax: (48) 52 3224454 k.kuzdowicz@ihar.bydgoszcz.pl	Genebank curator, Crop specialist
Portugal	Mr Miguel Ângelo Pinheiro de Carvalho	Banco de Germoplasma ISOPlexis Universidade de Madeira Campus da Penteada 9050-290 Funchal Portugal	Tel: (351) 291 705 386 Fax: (351) 291 705 249 miguel.carvalho@staff.uma.pt	Plant breeder
Romania	Ms Dana Constantinovici	Banca de Resurse Genetice Vegetale Suceava National Genebank Suceava 1 May Avenue, No. 17 720224 Suceava Romania	Tel: (40) 230 521016 Fax: (40-230) 521016 dana_constantinovici@yahoo.com	Genebank curator
Romania	Mr Ioan Gherman	Institutul de Cercetare Dezvoltare Pentru Cartof si Sfecla de Zahar Brasov National Institute of Research and Development for Potato and Sugar Beet Fundaturii Street, No. 2 500470 Brasov Romania	Tel: (40) 268 475414;476795 Fax: (40) 268 476608 icpc@potato.ro	Crop specialist
Romania	Ms Silvia Strãjeru	Banca de Resurse Genetice Vegetale Suceava Bulevardul 1 Mai nr. 17 720224 Suceava Romania	Tel: (40) 230 521016 Fax: (40) 230 521016 office@svgenebank.ro	Policy and law
Russian Federation	Mr Valentin Burenin Observer	N.I. Vavilov Research Institute of Plant Industry (VIR) 44B Morskaja Str. 190000 St. Petersburg Russia	Tel: (7-812)3144918 Fax: (7-812) 1178762 vir@vir.nw.ru
Serbia	Mr Mihajo Ćirić Contact person	Institute of field and vegetable crops Maksimo Gorkog 30 21000 Novi Sad Serbia	Tel: (381) 21 4898328 mihajlo.ciric@nsseme.com	Plant breeder
Serbia	Mr Živko Ćurčić	Institute of field and vegetable crops Maksima Gorkog 30 21000 Novi Sad Serbia	Tel: (381) 21 4898328 zivko.curcic@nsseme.com	Plant breeder
Serbia	Ms Nevena Nagl	Institute of field and vegetables crops Maksima Gorkog 30 21000 Novi Sad Serbia	Tel: (381) 21 4898327 nevena.nagl@ifvcns.ns.ac.rs	Plant genetics, Genetics of phytopathogenic fungi
Serbia	Ms Ksenija Taški Ajduković	Institute of field and vegetable crops Maksima Gorkog 30  Novi Sad Serbia	Tel: (381) 214898325 ksenija.ajdukovic@nsseme.com	other: molecular markers, biotechnology
Sweden	Mr Mohammad  El-Khalifeh	Nordic Genetic Resource Center Växthusvägen 12 234 56  Alnarp Sweden	Tel: (46) 0723 053 665 mohammad.el-khalifeh@nordgen.org	Crop specialist
Sweden	Mr Jonatan  Leo	Nordic Genetic Resource Center Växthusvägen 12 234 56  Alnarp Sweden	Tel: (46) 0735 237 347 jonatan.leo@nordgen.org	Genebank curator, Crop specialist
Sweden	Mr Kjell-Åke Lundblad	Nordic Genetic Resource Center PO Box 41  Alnarp Sweden	Tel: (46) 40 53 66 47 Fax: (46) 40 53 66 50 kjellake.lundblad@nordgen.org	Information/Documentation
Sweden	Ms Anna Palmé	Nordic Genetic Resource Center (NordGen) Box 41 230 53 Alnarp Sweden	Tel: (46) 40 53 66 42 anna.palme@nordgen.org	Genebank curator
Sweden	Mr Jens Weibull	Swedish Board of Agriculture - Plant Regulations Unit Plant Regulations Unit at the Plant and Control Department Österleden 165 SE-261 5 Landskrona Sweden	Tel: (46) 36155864 jens.weibull@jordbruksverket.se	Policy and law
Switzerland	Mr Christian  Eigenmann Contact person	Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG Schwarzenburgstrasse 165 3003 Bern Switzerland	Tel: (41) 58 465 17 04 Fax: (41) 58 462 2634 genres@blw.admin.ch	Information/Documentation, Policy and law
Switzerland	Mr Markus Hardegger	Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG Schwarzenburgstrasse 165 3003 Bern Switzerland	Tel: (41) 58 464 98 51 Fax: (41) 58 462 26 34 genres@blw.admin.ch	Information/Documentation, Policy and law
Switzerland	Ms Christina Kägi	Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG Schwarzenburgstrasse 165 3003 Bern Switzerland	Tel: (41) 58 465 60 87 Fax: (41) 58 462 26 34 genres@blw.admin.ch	Information/Documentation, Policy and law
Ukraine	Mr Stanislav Orlov Observer	Institute for Sugar Beet UAAS Klinichna 25 3141 Kiev Ukraine	Tel: (380) 674470405 Fax: (380) 44 2579963 orlovstanislav48@gmail.com
United Kingdom	Ms Charlotte Allender	University of Warwick, School of Life Sciences The University of Warwick Wellesbourne CampusWellesbourne  Warwick CV35 9EF United Kingdom	Tel: (44) 24 7657 5014 Fax: (44) 24 7657 4500 charlotte.Allender@warwick.ac.uk	Genebank Curator
United Kingdom	Mr Nigel Maxted	School of Biosciences University of Birmingham Edgbaston  Birmingham B15 2TT United Kingdom	Tel: (44-121) 4145571 Fax: (44-121) 4145925 nigel.maxted@dial.pipex.com	Crop specialist